A Textbook Of Business Mathematics

The new edition of A Textbook of Business Mathematics inches on its earlier editions and continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of important topics and concepts in business mathematics. The text integrates the standard curriculum and the manifold requirements of undergraduate business maths students.

The book is carefully written and structured to simplify business maths and equips students with the knowledge and practice they need to fully learn each concept. Abundant solved examples and exercises incorporated in the text help in effective learning process and examination preparation for students.

1. Incorporation of important techniques of Operations Research such as transportation and assignment problem.

2. More than 750 solved examples and exercises with solutions for extensive practice.

3. Objective-type questions to test learning - a distinctive new feature of this edition.

Unit-I: Algebra

1. Revision of Basic Algebra and Commercial Arithmetic

2. Indices and Logarithms

3. Simultaneous Linear Equations and Quadratic Equations

4. Arithmetic Progression (A.P.), Geometric Progression (G.P.) and Harmonic Progression (H.P.)

5. Permutation and Combination

6. Binomial Theorem

7. Set Theory

8. Determinants

9. Vectors and Matrices

Unit-II: Mathematics of Finance

10. Simple Interest and Compound Interest

11. Annuity

Unit-III: Coordinate Geometry of Two Dimensions

12. Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates in a Plane

13. Equations of Straight Lines

14. Equations of Non-Linear Curves: Circle and Parabola

Unit-IV: Calculus

15. Functions, Limits and Continuity of Functions

16. Derivative or Differential Coefficient

17. Application of Derivative in Economics and Commerce

18. Maxima and Minima

19. Partial Derivatives and Homogeneous Functions

20. Integration as Antiderivative

21. Definite Integral and Application of Integration in Business and Economics

Unit-V: Certain Techniques of Operations Research

22. Introduction to Operations Research (OR)

23. Linear Programming

24. Basic Concepts of Transportation Problem and Assignment Problem 

25. Theory of Games